Total births
16
Recorded 1982–1988 Boys' name Peak 1982 16 births
Scan — boys' name
16 babies named Scan in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1980s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Scan was born in this single decade.
1982
Single peak year
6 babies were named Scan in 1982 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Scan
The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Scan between 1982 and 1988, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Scan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Scan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Scan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Scan at a glance
Last recorded 1988Peak year
1982
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1982
Scan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1982
- Peak year (1982)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
Scan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 16 births that decade — 100% of Scan's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Scan? ▼
16 babies have been named Scan since 1982. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1982 with 6 births.
When was Scan most popular? ▼
Scan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Scan been used? ▼
Scan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 7 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Scan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Scarlett. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.